and ShellyJ...I still get choked up when I think of:

The woman I saw nearly every day of ALC, standing somewhere along our route, holding up a sign that read "You are my hero".

The kids outside of Santa Cruz who had pipe cleaner flowers for us.

I hope you can get out there somewhere along the ride and cheer on the riders! I'm gonna send my Mom a note..I wish she and my Dad would get out somewhere along the ride and cheer them on!

Ride On!